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What is an E-scape Game?
An E-scape game is simply an email based escape game. Players usually receive an email with the game story and information and are able to reply to this email with a word or code to begin their game. Emails are then sent back and forth between the player and the game, this can be with a live host, manually responding to the players emails or using an automated emailing game platform like the one we have created to make our own games (Puzzle Panther).
In each new email you will be sent a puzzle or (if asked for) a clue. Want to try one of these escape games for yourself, check out the list of games below, there's even some free ones in there!
All The E-scapes we know.
After creating many of our own e-scape games we decided to gather together a list of all e-scape games into one place so you can check them out too, let's take a look at what E-scape games are out there in the big wide world!
The Panic Rooms
The Agent Inbox - Play Here.
Price: £7.50
Length: approx 60mins
Description: Agent Echo is currently on an important mission of national security, you must assist via email to inform, infiltrate and investigate to save the day.
The Agent Inbox: Protecting Waterloo - Play Here.
Price: £7.50.
Length: approx 60mins.
Description: Welcome back to the job! Not all Agents are destined for the field, however important work still needs to be done to ensure every mission goes well, even if you are working from home.
Modern Fables
Nexsurf - Play Here.
Price: £15
Length: approx 60mins
Description: A Time-Travelling, Puzzling Adventure Into An Alternate* Reality Where A Giant Tech Company Knows What We Need Even Before We Do Ourselves. Control of information is a key strategy of corporate power. Nexusurf breaks that control.
Access Escape
Stony Island - Play Here.
Price: £7.50
Length: approx 60mins
Description: Is the quiet life for you? Your friend has moved to a remote Island and lives with only one other house on her part of the island, a lighthouse! But why is the light out on this stormy dark night? Can you help her in time to save the ships passing by.
Mairi Spaceship (The Escape Roomer)
A Shuttle Shambles - Check Out Her Escape Room Blog Here.
Price: Free
Length: 10-30mins
Description: It started as a normal day at the Central Space Centre. There had been nothing left to do except for wait for the space shuttle 'ACCESS', due to return to Earth's orbit. Suddenly a message from Captain Sami comes in. Mayday something has gone terribly wrong. Do you have what it takes to remotely assist the repair then guide them safely to Earth? It's up to you now.
Escape The Mailbox Series (Access Escape)
The Diamond Detective - Play The Series Here.
Price: Free
Length: 10-30mins
Description: There had been a robbery at the local jewellers, a total of ten million pounds of jewellery stolen. Being chief detective means that when a robbery of this scale happens you can be sure of a phone call!
A Peculiar Potion - Play The Series Here.
Price: Free
Length: 10-30mins
Description: Your friend Luna has gone missing and her laboratory holds the key to her disappearance, can you help solve the mystery.
A Christmas Conundrum - Play The Series Here.
Price: Free
Length: 10-30mins
Description: Someone needs your help, they can’t tell you who they are but they are running late for a delivery on 24th December and they hohohope you can assist them to get the job done on time.
Mayhem At The Museum - Play The Series Here.
Price: Free
Length: 10-30mins
Description: Another day at the museum and you’re late again, but when you arrive the night guard has disappeared and there’s some strange goings on.
The Loco Love Tester - Play The Series Here.
Price: Free
Length: 10-30mins
Description: Want to know if you’re a cold fish or Hot Hot Hot! Then take the love tester and we will even reveal your secret admirer to you.
Carnival Of Curiosities - Play The Series Here.
Price: Free
Length: 10-30mins
Description: There's a carnival in town but there seems to be something amiss with the mirror maze. Can you help your friend find her way out?
You've Got Ghost Mail - Play The Series Here.
Price: Free
Length: 10-30mins
Description: You're spending the night in a supposedly haunted house, trying to prove the existence of spirits, but will you get more than you bargained for or will you survive until it gets light?
Dr jitters Mad Lab -Play The Series Here.
Price: Free
Length: 10-30mins
Description: You’ve got a bit lost on your travels and stumble across an old laboratory. There are definitely some unusual experiments going on here and you can't believe what you have seen, can you stop this madness before it's to late!
+ New game each month!
All the games currently on the list were created using the Puzzle Panther platform however if you know any other email based escape rooms please let us know and we would be happy to add them to the list.
Want to make your own virtual escape room? Well you can! Check out our awesome Puzzle Panther platform Here. The simple solution for your online games.
Need help getting started? Read our post on how to create a virtual escape room Here!